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it's never a good sign when the long range thread consists solely of reminiscing. i do see a clipper thing next week on the gfs, but that's about it.

2 hours seems fine, though i could understand where you're coming from. imby at least, this was a non-event on paved surfaces (temps leading in clearly limited frozen impacts there). trees were glazed more than i expected, though (and it actually looks kinda cool from my balcony...i'm ready to buy a place, but glad i chose the top floor in the meantime lol). i think if there was any sleet involved here roads might have been worse off by providing an extra coating. overall, this was a pretty good example that temps leading in do matter, but on a surface by surface basis.

Fwiw this next round is pure rain. Zero sleet. I think that was expected, but I haven’t been following this one closely.

Stroll complete. Roads and sidewalks wet. Metal surfaces have a thin glaze. Trees as well.

Radar looks better than I expected. Would be more fun if that was snow incoming.

Idk…then I’d have to work tomorrow.

My friend in glenwood (north of olney) said it’s getting slick there (steps that is). Gonna take a stroll soon to investigate what’s going on in Frederick.

Picked up an unusual bourbon today…breaking and entering. If you like scotch you’d like this. Definitely a little peat in there or maybe it’s the rye notes.

Classic Atlantic low level east wind resulting in sprinkles in progress. No icing here yet that I’ve seen. Temps are fringe, but a little further drop would prob be enough.

~33/27 here based on several stations nearby

Well that resolves that topic, then. Guess I should keep my devices charged tonight.

true, though i still have some doubts about the latter impacts for this storm. this event will make for an interesting case study. 60 degree temps for multiple days leading in with a dense cold air mass replacing it. we'll know tomorrow lol.

i will say, i stepped outside for the first time today (work meetings start my day) and it's definitely a thick cold out.

i can do without ice, but i don't hate sleet as much as i used to...i didn't expect my thought process would change on that because it was definitely a buzz kill growing up. and speaking of sleet, it's pinging here in the whittier area of frederick at the moment.

that too. i'm not emotionally invested in this storm one way or another. maybe my post came off that way, though i did mention shortly after that i was mostly kidding. the remaining skepticism is based on how ground temps (and tree/power lines, etc.) always seem to be a mystery leading into these types of events. i think it's actually an interesting topic and not discussed much. there's times where the snow sticks to the roads when you wouldn't expect it and there's times where it melts on contact because of the sun angle. which leads back to...who knows lol.

i'm not talking about snow. we know ice has a difficult time accumulating on roads here even in early january.

i was mostly kidding. i've been in this game long enough to know that debby'ing a storm can end up making someone look like an idiot, which is why i rarely do it anymore lol. i really am curious how quickly ground temps, etc., will follow air temps after the mild weather we've had. haven't seen it talked about anywhere, but it does matter. but yes, when dealing with ice, it's better to err on the side of caution...and to also wear shoes that don't make you fall on your ass. not that i would know anything about that.

i mean...honest question...how quickly will ground temps freeze after temps the last few days? we're also dealing with daylight mitigating a big drop in temps as well. i'm being imby, but i'm sure far northern and western md will be a different ballgame.

i'm sort of kidding, but it's literally been in the 60s for several days in a row leading into this. i suppose trees and such could ice, but there's some factors against impacts here. we'll see. i'd rather it just snow lol.

when will it be ok to break out a nothing burger gif for this storm?

yea, winter is supposed to be 3 months here lol. i don't need anymore than that. otherwise, it gets to a point of what exactly am i rooting for? there's too much to like about spring. ideally, i'd like 1 more snowstorm, but at this point i'd rather it be book-ended by mild weather.

the temperatures the last few days have been truly majestic. we left 2 months on the table where we could have snowed (november and feb), so we had our chances. it's time to get this party moving to spring. not to say i won't accept another snowfall...i will...but spring is starting to vibe.

yea, i expected more, but the last 2 winters were a joke in bethesda (where i used to live), so i was ok with this. i kinda feel like we might get one more storm...we'll see.

it's gotten breezy here as well, though it's certainly more tolerable when it's a southerly component.

I’m putting this winter as a B-, saved in Frederick by two decent storms. This is a relative grade compared to the last 2 winters. It’s my first time living up here and I’m just glad it actually snowed. Realistically, it’s probably a C+. One more warning level snowfall and it’s a solid B.